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#一分鐘英語聽力訓練

We are What We Choose(2), Jeff Bezos

* 按照順序聽六遍，聽力從0到100

亞馬遜總裁Jeff Bezos講話速度非常慢，基本上對聽力的挑戰不大，如果聽力沒有問題，下一步就是"這句話該怎麼說"？這集開始，增加第七挑戰，【會話挑戰】, 説比聽難，馬上感受到~

「代誌和我的預期不一樣」，若沒有辦法立即用英文說出口，今天要多聽幾遍

【聽力挑戰1】

【聽力挑戰2 英文原文】

I have a vivid memory of what happened next, and it was not what I had expected. I expected to be applauded for my cleverness and arithmetic skills. “Jeff, you’re so smart. You had to have made some tricky estimates, figure out the number of minutes in a year and do some division.” That’s not what happened. Instead, my grandmother burst into tears. I sat in the backseat and did not know what to do. While my grandmother was crying, my grandfather, who had been driving in silence, pulled over onto the shoulder of the highway. He got out of the car and came around and opened my door and waited for me to follow. Was I in trouble? My grandfather was a highly intelligent, quiet man. He had never said a harsh word to me, and maybe this was to be the first time? Or maybe he would ask that I get back in the car and apologize to my grandmother. I had no experience in this realm with my grandparents and no way to gauge what the consequences might be. We stopped beside the trailer. My grandfather looked at me, and after a bit of silence, he gently and calmly said, “Jeff, one day you’ll understand that it’s harder to be kind than clever.”

【聽力挑戰3 英文加中文提示】

I have a vivid memory(清晰的記憶) of what happened next, and it was not what I had expected. I expected to be applauded(被稱讚) for my cleverness and arithmetic skills. “Jeff, you’re so smart. You had to have(一定已經) made some tricky estimates(精妙的計算), figure out the number of minutes in a year and do some division(除法).” That’s not what happened. Instead, my grandmother burst into tears(突然大哭). I sat in the backseat and did not know what to do. While my grandmother was crying, my grandfather, who had been driving in silence, pulled over(靠邊停車) onto the shoulder of the highway(高速公路路肩). He got out of the car and came around and opened my door and waited for me to follow. Was I in trouble? My grandfather was a highly intelligent(高智慧), quiet man. He had never said a harsh word(嚴厲的話) to me, and maybe this was to be the first time? Or maybe he would ask that I get back in the car and apologize to my grandmother. I had no experience in this realm(在這個領域) with my grandparents and no way to gauge(評估判斷) what the consequences(後果) might be. We stopped beside the trailer. My grandfather looked at me, and after a bit of silence, he gently and calmly said, “Jeff, one day you’ll understand that it’s harder to be kind than clever.”

Vivid ['vɪvɪd]

【中】生動的；鮮明的；鮮豔的

【英】vivid memories, dreams, descriptions etc are so clear that they seem real

Intelligent [ɪn'tɛlɪdʒənt]

【中】智慧的；聰明的；理解力強的

【英】an intelligent person has a high level of mental ability and is good at understanding ideas and thinking clearly

Realm [rɛlm]

【中】領域，範圍；王國

【英】a general area of knowledge, activity, or thought:

Gauge [gedʒ]

【中】測量；估計；給…定規格

【英】judge how people feel about something or what they are likely to do

【聽力挑戰4 中譯加英文提示】

我對接下來發生的事情印象非常清晰(vivid memory)，而且是我意料之外的(expected)

我以為他們會稱讚(applaud)我的聰明(cleverness)和算數能力(arithmetic skills)

「Jeff，你真聰明(smart)，你一定是做了精妙的計算(tricky estimates)，算出一年有幾分鐘然後做耶些除法運算(division)」

實際上卻不是這樣，相反的，我外婆忽然嚎啕大哭(burst into tears)，我在後座不知所措

我外公本來靜靜地開車，就在我外婆哭的時候，他把車停靠(pull over)在高速公路路肩(shoulder of the highway)

他走出車外繞到我這邊開門等我出來(wait for me to follow)，我惹麻煩了嗎(in trouble)？

我外公是一個文靜且具有高度智慧的人(quiet and intelligent man)，他從來沒要對我說過嚴厲的話(harsh word)，或許這會是第一次

或者他會要我回車上向外婆道歉

我跟外公外婆在這方面(in this realm)沒有經驗，無從判斷(gauge)接下來會是什麼後果(consequences)

我們站在拖車旁，外公看著我，沉思了一會兒，他輕聲冷靜地說(gently and calmly)：「Jess，有一天你會明白，對人寬容比表現聰明困難多了」

【聽力挑戰5 中英對照】

I have a vivid memory of what happened next, and it was not what I had expected.

我對接下來發生的事情印象非常清晰(vivid memory)，而且是我意料之外的(expected)

I expected to be applauded for my cleverness and arithmetic skills.

我以為他們會稱讚(applaud)我的聰明(cleverness)和算數能力(arithmetic skills)

“Jeff, you’re so smart. You had to have made some tricky estimates, figure out the number of minutes in a year and do some division.”

「Jeff，你真聰明(smart)，你一定是做了精妙的計算(tricky estimates)，算出一年有幾分鐘然後做耶些除法運算(division)」

That’s not what happened. Instead, my grandmother burst into tears.

實際上卻不是這樣，相反的，我外婆忽然嚎啕大哭(burst into tears)，我在後座不知所措

I sat in the backseat and did not know what to do. While my grandmother was crying, my grandfather, who had been driving in silence, pulled over onto the shoulder of the highway.

我外公本來靜靜地開車，就在我外婆哭的時候，他把車停靠(pull over)在高速公路路肩(shoulder of the highway)

He got out of the car and came around and opened my door and waited for me to follow. Was I in trouble?

他走出車外繞到我這邊開門等我出來(wait for me to follow)，我惹麻煩了嗎(in trouble)？

My grandfather was a highly intelligent, quiet man. He had never said a harsh word to me, and maybe this was to be the first time?

我外公是一個文靜且具有高度智慧的人(quiet and intelligent man)，他從來沒要對我說過嚴厲的話(harsh word)，或許這會是第一次

Or maybe he would ask that I get back in the car and apologize to my grandmother.

或者他會要我回車上向外婆道歉

I had no experience in this realm with my grandparents and no way to gauge what the consequences might be.

我跟外公外婆在這方面(in this realm)沒有經驗，無從判斷(gauge)接下來會是什麼後果(consequences)

We stopped beside the trailer. My grandfather looked at me, and after a bit of silence, he gently and calmly said, “Jeff, one day you’ll understand that it’s harder to be kind than clever.”

我們站在拖車旁，外公看著我，沉思了一會兒，他輕聲冷靜地說(gently and calmly)：「Jess，有一天你會明白，對人寬容比表現聰明困難多了」

【聽力挑戰6 無字天書】

【會話挑戰】

我對接下來發生的事情印象非常清晰

事實和我的預期不一樣

實際上卻不是這樣

他把車停靠在高速公路路肩

我惹麻煩了嗎？

我外公是一個文靜且具有高度智慧的人

我在這方面沒有經驗

對人寬容比表現聰明困難多了